Exhibition:
27th June to 3rd July - 14h to 20h
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LOT 71:
Six Chess Pieces, "Three Kings" and "Three Queens" on "Ball of happiness"
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Start price:
€
600
Estimated price :
€600 - €900
Buyer's Premium: 24.6%
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Six Chess Pieces, "Three Kings" and "Three Queens" on "Ball of happiness"
carved and pierced ivory
four pieces dyed red
Chinese
19th C.
minor faults
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (a maior) 15 cm
Notes: vd. catalogue of the exhibition "Jogos Cruzados - viagens entre Oriente e Ocidente". Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 2022, p. 216, fig. 137; vd. "O Xadrez e o Cérebro - Arte e Ciência". Parma: Franco Maria Ricci - Fundação Champalimaud, 2021, p. 93.
This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified.
Prospective purchasers are advised by Cabral Moncada Leilões that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to ivory, coral and tortoiseshell.
Accordingly, prospective purchasers should get information concerning relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
